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Lawrence Edgar Davis

Died January 17, 1956

Lawrence Edgar Davis served in the U.S. Navy.

How He Died
Manner Accident
Cause Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened

Investigator Larry Davis and a pilot with the South Carolina National Guard were killed in a plane crash while searching for illegal stills in Inman, South Carolina. The National Guard Cessna 305 had taken off from Spartanburg Memorial Hospital before crashing into a field along Compton Bridge Road about 30 minutes into the flight. Investigator Davis and National Guard Pilot Roy White were both killed. Investigator Davis was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit for four years. He had previously served with the Honolulu Police Department and the Greensboro, North Carolina, Police Department.

Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Investigator
Memorials
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 42-E · Line 4 cut as LAWRENCE E DAVIS
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In tribute

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.

Investigator Davis gave the United States Department of the Treasury 4 years.

Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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